Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-25


OF all or the dead aud AL but SIX or the
wounded have been sent TO their homes.
These are beng cared Tor by the company
ana al are expected TO recover save one
aud there IS nope Tor MN.
Inc board mas that lhe deraUmenI ana
acclueuJ were causeu ny tue orcaklhg OF
erhll AT the delectlNe point ABOVE des-
clloed -that the breaking u1 tuis rall or
the next one beyond H. caused me break
ing OF the central journal OF the forward
truck OF the sleeper PliGriin, IN some
way unknown TO the ooard, put pronablN
from the throwing OF some portion OF one
OF he broken rails NloieniIy AGAINST II, me
wen OF tue steer ran lHdehtlng the
Wrou9ht IRON lourhal sJralnlnS ana Snap-
ping II III It's frosty state that thereupOn
RIM irra.Cul.,lv and tn crowd out tbp in
ner rail of the curve, and to strike the
sie'epeIS WIN .le pIohel en,'s ol rs Jour
rail in the manner indicatad mil n r"m,
ing to the ties of the bridge, with deep
openings between them, the car was
lhrowu rom the bridge TO the right ana
Il e,.o1G ,,"o wv T HoW !" .'T ifo. ~
sion NV th,. strong Miller Counlers that
bound the train together.
Inc evidence was clear and conclusive
,ua. o'ie 5ieepei IliS,ill was ,,erdIlesl as
There was evidanre tendinr, tn sbo,y th,t
other cars were also off the rails
before the bridge was reached, but upon
thls point tne board mas reached no con.
clu9loli, anu !, IegaruS inns as lnciuehlal
only 10 lts Hhdlngs that the opening OF
lDe throUule Oh Jhe locomotive by the en-
gllleer as ne saw the rear OF the tram fall-
ny uelacheq the nlall car from the tram
oenluG 1T ana saved the remainder OF the
'ra ni lioill wiechlle'
nc podI II REGARDS 1t que 10 me corpora
. ,io.i a. wen as 10 1ne puoiic 10 slate also
.lau rom Uhe evidence before II, II APP
peato aiti oue Po"iu ll9' UhHt Ihe ueIect
-. Vue &c ia,I mn cause" tne ueraliiIleit
was ~ such cnardCter uhaI II could not
; We u e uiilll ulscioseu py the break
ing Vi the lroh'
RECOMMENDATIONS.
Irnon the subinct of recommendation
a. 'J'o' Vi i0oo'ii iiie '''iO''9
'he board are not yet prepared TO re-
port fully. There is no ground of doubt
that many who perished in this accident
would have been ralaased from tho ,rrool,
,Ii,.a I'D ~ Wv. Ivy, s.. ., .De " ieON
an Ia" ~ no' peeu loi the suoNe tires
ana oil lamps which ignted the varnishes,
paints, draperies and other combustble
material almost az SOON as tho or,sb
oo,,,a o,d an,,ao,1 .1a - 80
~ I''o'e' '"o "''nuc".ion anu
burning OF those VINO were plnloned be-
nedln lne ruDDlSn before they could all
be eXtricated
PASSENGER cars r,nst ho bao+a1 - eo,,o
'i''7V Ne iie'''e" III soiile
way III or Ia1llllue or winter travel must
, cease. IloW can thls oe done with the
minimum vi uaiiSer 10 lie III case OF
WIEN VIZ
~ ~ - aIleauS .ue otilel Oh the board that
oLo ~. utiG'InttIoil VI sleau ntalllS ana
rlVu ah iiHnt.ns VI cars Is lioL IlkeIy TO De
iituCt ioiiSel ueleIIeu' dltuough luelf
a,'opIloll III any known methods AT pres
ehu eAlStlnS Is not unattended with
uaTSer III certain classes OF accidents
Ine suoJecI Is undergoing at TINS tlme
Iilole uhorouSh ana promising inVestlga-
t .ioi' anu eNperllhent IMAM ever before, by
one li1eSlaiatureo at Albany ana Boston
ana elsewhere ana by boards OF commits.
anu railway experts, ana
..1iI, ieSui.9 VI pldciIcal tests now promised
VIII anoru uhe only SAFE crlterla Tor intel
liseuC Iecouiilehdatlon Tor adoption by
our ro''?lS, lhat steam heating from the
engiue Is lar preIetaole III the direction OF
oaletS W me Uudu 1ue lneuhous IN general
''ST, .ne ooaru Is aiready satlsled.
ina. IL - PracUicaoie Is also estaplshed
ny tne testimony Ill thls case: Unless
solile oetier system Is adopted by the
roaus Vi lnIs otate before another winter,
as d. present ADVISED the adoption or
stain neating from the locomotive or
pI ~ ueNlce without nreS III the cars Will
NC Recommended ny lhe Board.
Anu We 40 nov earnestly recommend TO
we oiiiclals oi gu the ROADS OF the
oNdte III Delltil Ol corporate as